Well, not much of an update as I had a bit of a hangover (too much flavored Absolute vodka) and I didn't get to do as much as I wanted to, anyway, what I did manage to do became a bit of a problem.
When I tried to fit my Phobya fan grill and 360 rad in the top of the case last weekend I found that when I tightened the screws through the fan grill to the rad it was causing distortion of the fan grill. The reason for this is the 5mm recess in the top of the case.
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| Recess in top of case |
So I got some little tube spacers but had to cut them down, that didn't work so I spend a good part of Saturday making up some spacers from a piece of 5mm polycarbonate, this was a really fiddly job but it works really well. I'd packed all my tools away and was trying to put the spacers in a small plastic bag when I dropped one on the garage floor, it took 15 minutes crawling around on the floor on my hand and knees before I found it.
On Saturday afternoon I was going to start installing part of my loop but I encountered another issue with the positioning of my top fill port. I have my reservoir installed one bay below the front I/O panel.
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| Reservoir position |
I've installed a fill port in the top of the case, my plan being to ease the filling and bleeding of the system. However, the res and fill port are very close to each other and I couldn't get the tube in.
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| Fill port from inside of case |
With the fittings I currently have I was struggling to connect the two together. I need a couple of 1/4" Thread Rotary Elbow Fittings, these should solve the issue but it means I cant continue with what I wanted to until I get the extra fittings.
I did manage to do a little mod on the CPU-370 backplate that was a bit close to one of the motherboard heatsink fixings.
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| Before modification |
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| After modification |
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| After modification |
I've also tested out the TIM contact on the CPU-370 and installed the water-block.
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| TIM contact on CPU |
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| TIM contact on water block |
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| Lovely clean and shiny surface |
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| CPU water block installed |
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| CPU water block installed |
And finally: Just a little detail, I installed some thin foam with some strong double sided adhesive tape to isolate the PSU from the support rails in the bottom of the case, just to reduce any vibration.
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| PSU insulation |
Thanks again for looking and as always comments are welcomed, you can leave comments below or on my Blog Home page,
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